Another original Star Wars castmember is willing to return for the new trilogy. Michael Bay is letting Internet rumors influence the Transformers 4 casting process. One Doctor Who stalwart says he hasn't been asked to return for the show's anniversary. And guess which CW show is doing an animated episode?

Spoilers ahead...

Top image from Man of Steel.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

If you were hoping to see The Hobbit in the 48 frames per second version that the film was shot in, you may have to go looking for it. Only 400 screens in the U.S. will have the 48 fps equipment. Most theaters will be showing the film in traditional 24 fps. [Hollywood Reporter]

Here are a slew of new TV spots:

Star Wars: Episode VII

Carrie Fisher told TMZ she would absolutely come back as Princess Leia in the upcoming trilogy, if asked. [Coming Soon]

Jurassic Park 3D

The 3D conversion for the 20th anniversary re-release of the film now has an official poster. [Slash Film]

Hercules

Brett Ratner's adaptation of Radical Publishing's Hercules comic has found its titular hero. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is confirmed to star in the film. [Coming Soon]

Transformers 4

Mark Wahlberg was taking meetings with Michael Bay, which lead to rumors that Bay was considering Wahlberg for Transformers 4. Bay quickly denied the rumors. But he seems to have had a change of heart. He posted this on his blog:

I squashed a rumor that was on the internet last week. It was about Mark Walhberg. Mark was rumored to be staring in Transformers 4. We are working on another movie together, not T4. I had such a great time working with Mark on Pain and Gain, and he gave such a great performance – well let's say that very internet chatter gave me some ideas. We are at the inception of our story process right now on T4. Let's say some ideas are gaining traction with me and my writer – so I'm here to say thanks internet chatter.

Not too surprisingly, Hasbro has denied rumors that it'll be the next nerd empire to be acquired by Disney. [Slash Film]

Mortal Kombat

Warner Brothers has confirmed this movie is already in pre-production. Kevin Tancharoen who directed the youtube series, Mortal Kombat: Legacy, will be bringing his vision of the series to the big screen. Warner Brothers has also revealed the budget of the film is between $40 and 50 million. There's no confirmed plot, but rumors suggest the film may follow "a supermarket employee who discovers he has otherworldly powers and must make the ultimate choice between fighting for the side of good or evil." [IGN]

Man of Steel

Zack Snyder's superman film will be converted to both 3D and IMAX. This was the plan way back in July, but the studio changed its mind. And now, it's the plan once again. [Slash Film]

Doctor Who

John Barrowman, who plays Captain Jack Harkness on Doctor Who' and Torchwood has denied rumors that he hasn't been back on Doctor Who' because of his schedule. Rather he says, he hasn't been asked. But if was asked back on either show? He'd do it "at the drop of a hat." [Digital Spy]

Alphas

Executive producer Robert Hewitt Wolfe was answering questions about his SyFy projects on his twitter feed today. He's hoping to hear a yay or nay on Alphas third season by the end of the month. And while he thinks it's likely the show will be renewed, he can't say for certain if he'll be returning as well. [@writergeekrhw]
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Defender

And meanwhile, Wolfe says there's no news about the much-anticipated space opera pilot he sold to Syfy some time ago. In response to our Twitter questions about it, he responds, "Answer cloudy. Try again later." [@writergeekrhw]

The Vampire Diaries

It's not as black and white as, Oh, vampires. I want to kill ‘em. That's it. There's definitely a story there, and this episode makes him a little more three-dimensional, just in terms of his humanity. You find out more about his relationship with Professor Shane and exactly what they're trying to get from one another, why they have this alliance.

Arrow

Stephen Amell who plays Oliver reveals that things come to a head between his family relationships and his secret identity in Episode eight:

The biggest problem for Oliver so far hasn't been any bad guys, necessarily. It's been his relationship with Thea (Willa Holland) and Moira (Susanna Thompson) - and Laurel (Katie Cassidy) to a lesser extent. They're a big problem for him, and - going into Episode 8 - he can't continue. Whether it's bringing them closer, whether it's giving up what he's doing... something is going to have to change because the way things are going right now, it's deteriorating the relationships in his family.

He's also not worried about Oliver being a dark character, saying, "As long as the television is compelling, then I don't really care if people like him or dislike him." [Wet Paint]

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Ben Browder (John Crichton on Farscape) will be playing Ted Gaynor in episode 11. In the TV version, Gaynor was John Diggle's commanding officer in Afghanistan, and now works in security in Starling City. A series of armored truck robberies puts Gaynor in between Ollie and Dig. [TV Equals]

American Horror Story: Asylum

TV Line has a long interview with Evan Peters about his character Kit and what will happen to his character next. Peters says: "He's kind of losing his mind a bit - everybody's telling him he's crazy and he's starting to believe it, which is pretty sad - so he reaches out to Grace and she's there for him."

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He also admits there is some ambiguity as to the nature of the aliens, wondering "whether the aliens are figments of the characters' imaginations when they get to a certain point of confusion in their lives and their minds snap. Or are they real, and they [show up] at these incredibly stressful moments?" [TV Line]

And we have a plot synopsis to episode 2x07, "Dark Cousin":

Sister Mary Eunice is terrified to discover a dark angel has descended on Briarcliff. Kit makes a bold move to be reunited with Grace.

Supernatural

The fate of the angel Castiel has been left up in the air for a while, but we will see Cas again soon, and find out whether he's alive or dead. [E! Online]

But the fate of Cas isn't nearly as important as this season's bizarre meta-fictional episode. In episode 8, Sam and Dean will be heading into a cartoon. Reportedly complete with falling anvils. [TV Line]

Revolution

Episode 12 won't air until April, but we already know that Miles Mussenden has been cast to play Captain Winslow. What he's a captain of remains unclear at this point. [SpoilerTV]

Here are some promo photos for "Ties That Bind," episode eight. [SpoilerTV]

And here are some promo photos for episode 109, "Kashmir." [SpoilerTV]

The Walking Dead

Here's a promo for episode 305, "Say the Word":

Once Upon A Time

Here are some set pictures of Colin O'Donoghue's Captain Hook looking dashing with a telescope. [YVR Shoots]